
United States Grand Prix 2012
18 November 2012
Circuit of the Americas, USA
- Location
- Austin, USA
- Laps
- 56
- Fastest time
1:36.169
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari (2019)- Previous winners
- 2019Valtteri BottasMercedes
- 2018Kimi RäikkönenFerrari
- 2017Lewis HamiltonMercedes
- 2016Lewis HamiltonMercedes
- 2015Lewis HamiltonMercedes
Previously
Sebastian Vettel continues to lead the drivers championship by 10pts.
Red Bull continues to lead the constructors championship by 82pts.
Starting Grid
- 1
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull
1:35.657 (Q3)
- 2
Lewis Hamilton
McLaren
1:35.766 (Q3)
- 3
Mark Webber
Red Bull
1:36.174 (Q3)
- 4
Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus F1
1:36.708 (Q3)
- 5
Michael Schumacher
Mercedes
1:36.794 (Q3)
- 6
Nico Hülkenberg
Force India
1:37.141 (Q3)
- 7
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
1:37.300 (Q3)
- 8
Romain Grosjean
Lotus F1
1:36.587 (Q3) PEN 4 places
- 9
Pastor Maldonado
Williams
1:37.842 (Q3)
- 10
Bruno Senna
Williams
1:37.604 (Q2)
- 11
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
1:36.937 (Q3) PEN 4 places
- 12
Jenson Button
McLaren
1:37.616 (Q2)
- 13
Paul di Resta
Force India
1:37.665 (Q2)
- 14
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso
1:37.879 (Q2)
- 15
Sergio Pérez
Sauber
1:38.206 (Q2)
- 16
Kamui Kobayashi
Sauber
1:38.437 (Q2)
- 17
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
1:38.501 (Q2)
- 18
Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso
1:39.114 (Q1)
- 19
Timo Glock
Marussia
1:40.056 (Q1)
- 20
Charles Pic
Marussia
1:40.664 (Q1)
- 21
Vitaly Petrov
Caterham
1:40.809 (Q1)
- 22
Heikki Kovalainen
Caterham
1:41.166 (Q1)
- 23
Pedro de la Rosa
HRT
1:42.011 (Q1)
- 24
Narain Karthikeyan
HRT
1:42.740 (Q1)
Laps Lead
- Sebastian Vettel 41 laps
- Lewis Hamilton 15 laps
Results
| 1 | +1 | Lewis Hamilton McLaren | 56 laps | 1:35:55.269 | 25pts |
| 2 | -1 | Sebastian Vettel Red Bull | 56 laps | +0.675 | 18pts |
| 3 | +4 | Fernando Alonso Ferrari | 56 laps | +39.229 | 15pts |
| 4 | +7 | Felipe Massa Ferrari | 56 laps | +46.013 | 12pts |
| 5 | +7 | Jenson Button McLaren | 56 laps | +56.432 | 10pts |
| 6 | -2 | Kimi Räikkönen Lotus F1 | 56 laps | +64.425 | 8pts |
| 7 | +1 | Romain Grosjean Lotus F1 | 56 laps | +70.313 | 6pts |
| 8 | -2 | Nico Hülkenberg Force India | 56 laps | +73.792 | 4pts |
| 9 | 0 | Pastor Maldonado Williams | 56 laps | +74.525 | 2pts |
| 10 | 0 | Bruno Senna Williams | 56 laps | +75.133 | 1pts |
| 11 | +4 | Sergio Pérez Sauber | 56 laps | +84.341 | |
| 12 | +6 | Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso | 56 laps | +84.871 | |
| 13 | +4 | Nico Rosberg Mercedes | 56 laps | +85.510 | |
| 14 | +2 | Kamui Kobayashi Sauber | 55 laps | ||
| 15 | -2 | Paul di Resta Force India | 55 laps | ||
| 16 | -11 | Michael Schumacher Mercedes | 55 laps | ||
| 17 | +4 | Vitaly Petrov Caterham | 55 laps | ||
| 18 | +4 | Heikki Kovalainen Caterham | 55 laps | ||
| 19 | 0 | Timo Glock Marussia | 55 laps | ||
| 20 | 0 | Charles Pic Marussia | 54 laps | ||
| 21 | +2 | Pedro de la Rosa HRT | 54 laps | ||
| 22 | +2 | Narain Karthikeyan HRT | 54 laps | ||
| R | - | Mark Webber Red Bull | 16 laps | ||
| R | - | Jean-Éric Vergne Toro Rosso | 14 laps |
Post Race
Sebastian Vettel continues to lead the drivers championship by 13pts.
Red Bull continues to lead the constructors championship by 73pts.
- 1Sebastian VettelRed Bull273 pts
- 2Fernando AlonsoFerrari260 pts
- 3Kimi RäikkönenLotus F1206 pts
- 4Lewis HamiltonMcLaren190 pts
- 5Mark WebberRed Bull167 pts
- 6Jenson ButtonMcLaren163 pts
- 7Felipe MassaFerrari107 pts
- 8Romain GrosjeanLotus F196 pts
- 9Nico RosbergMercedes93 pts
- 10Sergio PérezSauber66 pts
- 1Red Bull440 pts
- 2Ferrari367 pts
- 3McLaren353 pts
- 4Lotus F1302 pts
- 5Mercedes136 pts
- 6Sauber124 pts
- 7Force India99 pts
- 8Williams76 pts
- 9Toro Rosso22 pts
- 10Marussia0 pts